Read the passage.

A Flag with 50 Stars

The first American flag to have red and white stripes and white stars on a blue field was flown in 1776, shortly after the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. Legend has it that a Philadelphia seamstress named Betsy Ross was hired by George Washington himself to create this flag. There is no evidence that this legend is true, and no one knows for certain who made the first flag, which had 13 stars and 13 stripes. However, we know for a fact that the first flag to have 50 stars—the one we have today—was designed by a high school student.

In 1958, Bob Heft was a 17-year-old student at Lancaster High School in Ohio. At that time, the United States had only 48 states but was on the verge of accepting two more: Alaska and Hawaii. The U.S. flag at the time had six neat rows of eight stars each. What would be the best way to add two more stars while keeping the arrangement neat and orderly? This was the question that Bob’s history teacher posed to the class.

The teacher gave the students an assignment: design a flag with 50 stars. Bob spent hours in the attic of his house, cutting up a 48-star flag and rearranging the stars until they fit just right. He was pleased with his solution to the problem, but his teacher found it less than perfect and gave him a B minus. Outraged, Bob told his teacher that he was going to send his design to his member of Congress, Walter Moeller. His teacher replied that if Bob’s design was accepted as the new flag, he would be more than happy to change the grade to an A.

A year later, Bob had graduated and was working as a draftsman when he received a call at work. He never would have imagined a call from President Eisenhower—but that's who it was! Now that Alaska and Hawaii had been admitted as states, Congressman Moeller had succeeded in having Bob's design chosen as the new U.S. flag. Bob Heft was invited to Washington, D.C., for a ceremony during which his design was officially adopted as the new flag of the United States.

Read the excerpt from “A Flag with 50 Stars.”

Now that Alaska and Hawaii had been admitted as states, Congressman Moeller had succeeded in having Bob's design chosen as the new U.S. flag.

How do these sentences contribute to the text?


They develop the idea that Bob's design is exceptional, despite what his teacher thought.


They imply that the people of Alaska and Hawaii prefer Bob's design over other options.


They develop the idea that, without Congressman Moeller, there would not be a new U.S flag.


They show it takes several years for the U.S. government to approve a new flag design.

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Answer 1

Answer:

They develop the idea that, without Congressman Moeller, there would not be a new U.S flag.

Explanation:

According to the passage A Flag with 50 Stars, Alaska and Hawaii had been admitted as states, Congressman Moeller had succeeded in having Bob's design chosen as the new U.S. flag.

The two passages develop the idea that, without Congressman Moeller, there would not be a new U.S flag.


Related Questions

Which statement describes the lives of common citizens and enslaved people in Roman society? * 1 point Rented land and lived in cramped apartments. Worked dangerous jobs in mines They were servants to wealthy Romans They were gladiators

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Answer:

The answer is below

Explanation:

Considering the available options, the correct answer to the question is that:

1. Common Citizens

• lived in cramped apartments in shabby buildings in Rome

• rented land from wealthy landowners

While

2. Enslaved People

• servants to wealthy Romans

• worked dangerous jobs in mines

(Background history)
(Emmett Till was a 14 year old black boy who wanted to move to Chicago to visit his family so his mother accepted. Emmett moved to Chicago and started flirting with a White woman, Later the woman had a husband and they killed him by beating him up just because the color of his skin in 1955 his story shocked the world and everyone was looking for justice towards black Americans. the woman was Carolyn Bryant)

Carolyn Bryant later admitted to lying about her interaction with Emmett Till. Why do people do bad things? What do you think motivated Carolyn and her Husband to act they way they do? ​

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Answer is in the file below

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Explanation:

people usually lie when they have no moral or have nothing to based their morals too, especially when you're higher than another group of people you wouldn't feel guilty for lying, they acted the way they do because they knew at that time, the authority would favor them, instead of the colored people.

Explain the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

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Answer:

This treaty, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico. By its terms, Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory, including parts of present-day Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah, to the United States

3. How large was the Ming Dynasty compared to the Mongols? — What issues might arise from this difference?

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Balls, sack even, nuts if you may

why do countries become conquered?

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Answer:

Whether driven by lust for power, riches, or some other force, for centuries, leaders have used their power to overtake an existing society and bend it into something new.

The following country was included as an Central power during World
War 1
A. United States
B. England
C. France
D. Germany

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It was Germany im pretty sure

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Answer:

D.) Germany

Explanation:

Can someone plsss help me with this!!
What best describes the "stout matron" at the end of the excerpt?

A. She is happy living in the tenement building

B. She is trying to make the best of her situation

C. She had given up hope

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A
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Answer:

A do be correct tho

Explanation: im pretty shtupid lul

Owners of the proprietary colonies like South Carolina and Pennsylvania
encouraged the
to their colonies in an effort to increase
the population and wealth of their colonies.
O cash crop
constitution
O immigration
O
indentured servant
O mercantilsm
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Answer:

costitutionhello am ayu from india

The idea of allowing the people of a territory to
decide if it would be slave or free was known as
what?

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Answer:

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was an 1854 bill that mandated “popular sovereignty”–allowing settlers of a territory to decide whether slavery would be allowed within a new state's borders.

Explanation:

2. The word stream is closest in meaning to

(A) mountain
(B) lake bed
(C) mine
(D) small river

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Answer:

Small river would be the awncer

Explanation:

Answer:

answer a answer a answer a

SS.7.C.2.1
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction
thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state
shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of
citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or
property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the
equal protection of the laws."
- Amendment XIV Section 1, U.S. Constitution
Which was a goal of this amendment?

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Answer:

To give equal rights and to civilize all people born and those who immigrated  in the U.S.

Explanation:

Basically, this is saying that all immigrants shall receive the same rights as others who live in the U.S. and all future people born in the U.S. are to receive the same and no one is allowed to take those rights away.

According to the report what is the current plan in congress for budget deficits? How does the Concord Coalition rate this response?

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Answer:

i need the report dude

Explanation:

Which is NOT an example of a country that gained independence from a colonizing country?

1. India

2. Ghana

3. Philippines

4. England

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Answer:

ghana

Explanation:

this country is not developwd

Heneral Luna reaction??

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Answer:

The story took place during the Philippine-American War, focusing on the leadership of Heneral Luna to the Philippine Revolutionary Army. It revolved not only about the war against the Americans, but mainly on the conflict among Filipinos.

Explanation:

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Answer:

C

Explanation:

Which state was not acquired as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe- Hildago after the Mexican American War? O California O Colorado O Utah o Oregon​

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Answer:

Oregon

Explanation:

What was one reason for the establishment of the Articles of Confederation?
A. They were needed to pay off national debt from the war.
B. Leaders believed that in order to achieve independence, there should be a national government.
C. Leaders believed a more centralized government was needed that gave power to the president.
D. They were created to show rebellion against the British king.

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Answer:

Option B, Leaders believed that in order to achieve independence, there should be a national government.

Explanation:

Is there a connection between slave density and which slave states seceded?

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Answer:

Yes

Explanation:

South Carolina, with both the highest percentage of slaves and slaveholders in the state's population, was not surprisingly the first state to secede.

PROJECT: MY OWN STATE
Here is your goal for this assignment:

Research geographical information about the state you live in. (If you do not live in a U.S. state, you may choose a state you are interested in.)

Answer the following questions about your own state.

1. What is your state bird, flower, tree, and motto?
2. What are your state's three largest cities, and what is the capital?
3. In what region of the United States is your state, and what are the natural landforms?
4. What are the most important crops and industries in your state?

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Me das mas información?

Answer:

My state bird is the california quail, the flower is a golden popy, the state tree is a red wood tree, and our motto is eureka.

Our large cities are LA, San Diegeo, and Sanfransico. Sacramento is the state capital. California is located on the West Coast of the United States. California contains an extensive range of land features, from towering mountains to beaches and agricultural regions. Dariy, almonds, and graps are some of the big farming indistries in the state of California

Explanation:

read the instructions and find ur own state

how did Perestroika change the Russian government.

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Answer:

Just six years after Mikhail Gorbachev came to power as General Secretary of the Communist Party and introduced reforms, the Soviet Union collapsed and newly formed independent nations arose from the ashes. What went wrong?

In 1985, even many of the most conservative hardliners realized that much needed to change. The Soviet economy was faltering and dissidents and internal and external critics were calling for an end to political repression and government secrecy.

Shortly after taking power, Gorbachev tried to tackle these challenges. Under a new policy of glasnost, or transparency and openness, new press freedoms shone a light on many of the most negative aspects of the Soviet Union, both past and present. And with perestroika, the Soviet Union would undergo a rapid political and economic restructuring that aimed to transform much of society.

Explanation:

What did the Portuguese do to the natives they found in Brazil?

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Answer:

C. they enslaved them

Explanation:

Many people were concerned it would fail, after what happened at the end of World War I. But opinion in the United States had changed in those thirty years.”

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is this even a question i’m confused?

The Given statement is describing the establishment of United Nations, because of the unsuccessful formation of League of Nations.

United Nations

The need for United Nations was arise because of two reasons, firstly the failure of League of Nation in stopping second World War, secondly  the United States could not remain isolated from the world.

Hence the given statement says about UN as "Many people were concerned it would fail, after what happened at the end of World War I. But opinion in the United States had changed in those thirty years.”

Your Question is incomplete. The Complete Question is :-

Which of the three post-World War II developments (United Nations, Marshall Plan, or MacArthur’s Plan for Japan) is the speaker describing? Circle the correct answer and explain why you chose it.  

"Many people were concerned it would fail, after what happened at the end of World War I. But opinion in the United States had changed in those thirty years.”

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A habitat from the geologie past is being reconstructed. A researcher hypothesizes that the area was inhabited by small rodents.
Which discovery would most likely cause the researcher to change the hypothesis?
different soil Layers
O fossils of marine organisms
bones of small animals
evidence of sandstone formation

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Answer:

Fossils of marine organisms

Explanation:

Because marine organisms are fish or other animals that live in water so maybe it was more of an aquatic habitat rather than one for small rodents

The Bill of Rights was added to the constitution in 1791. Please select the best answer from the choices provided T F

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Answer:

its not here lol

Explanation:

if u post the same question with the T/F ill answer it

Answer:

True

Explanation:

The bill of rights, a list of freedoms for the people that no one can take away, was added in December 15, 1791

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Which of the following is true of regions?
A
Everyone within one region speaks the same language.
B
A region may include areas that have the same climate and different histories,
languages and landforms.
с
A region might not be connect by any shared feature or characteristic.
D
Areas in one region will not have any features or characteristics in common with
areas in other regions.

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The correct answer is B

Which phrase best completes the diagram?
Goals of Social Policy
Providing citizens with
health care
Making sure children
are educated
?
A. Adjusting national interest rates
B. Helping peopklwho live in poverty
C. Increasing funding for the military
D. Encouraging banks to give out loans

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B. Helping people who live in poverty

Which statement best describes the negative impact that this mural may have on viewers?


It freezes a historical moment and does not depict the progress made since that time.

It suggests that Mexican Americans did not desire equality.

It depicts the desire of Mexican Americans to leave the United States.

It encourages the use of violence and war to gain equality.

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Answer:

A

Explanation:

It freezes a historical moment and does not depict the progress made since that time.

Answer:

answers for whole assignment below plus Other Perspectives on Civil Rights quiz

Explanation:

slide 2: What cultural characteristics does the Chicano mural movement reflect? Check all that apply. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6

slide 3: What social issues in American history does the Chicano mural movement reflect? Check all that apply. 1, 2, 4, 6, 7

slide 4: Which statement best describes the historical characteristic reflected in this mural? A. The mural reveals the history of the Mexican American farming community.

slide 5: Which statement best describes the issue represented by the chains in this mural? C. The chain represents oppression experienced by Mexican Americans.

slide 6: Which statement best describes the positive impact that this mural may have on viewers? B. It tells the history of oppression for future generations to remember.

slide 7: Which statement best describes the negative impact that this mural may have on viewers? A. It freezes a historical moment and does not depict the progress made since that time.

Quiz:

1. Migrant farm workers in the United States faced many hardships in the 1960s, including B. poor pay and discrimination.

2. Which of the following was a major goal for American Indians in the 1960s? D. to have their lands protected

3. The Black Panther Party believed that B. the African American community was responsible for solving its own problems.

4. Why did the American Indian movement occupy Wounded Knee? A. to protest federal policies regarding broken treaties

5. Why did American Indians occupy Alcatraz Island in 1969? C. to raise awareness about unfair treatment of American Indians

6. What factor led to the death of Malcolm X in 1965? C. There were growing tensions between Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam.

7. When he suggested that change should be brought about “by any means necessary,” Malcolm X was A. stating violence would be necessary to achieve civil rights goals.

8. The birth of the Black Panther Party signified which of the following about the civil rights movement? B. Beliefs and actions were leading to more violent responses to the civil rights problem.

9. Who was Cesar Chavez? D. a cofounder of the United Farm Workers

10. How did the Black Power movement change the civil rights movement? B. It discouraged alliances with supportive and sympathetic whites.

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How did democracy expand or change under Andrew Jackson?

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Answer:

Jacksonian democracy was a 19th-century political philosophy in the United States that expanded suffrage to most white men over the age of 21, and restructured a number of federal institutions. It built upon Jackson's equal political policy, subsequent to ending what he termed a "monopoly" of government by elites.

Explanation:

HELP ASAP!!!!!!!!!!
Tori is writing a literary analysis of the novel Little Women.
Read the following claim statement she wrote about the
story
In Little Women, Louisa May Alcott uses figurative language
to help readers understand the feelings and experiences of
the central characters.
Which quote from the story can Tori use as evidence to
support her claim?

OA)
"She knew it very well, for it was that beautiful old story of the best life ever lived, and Jo felt that it was
a true guidebook for any pilgrim going on a long
journey."

OB)
"And so nice of Annie Moffat not to forget her
promise. A whole fortnight of fun will be regularly splendid,' replied Jo, looking like a windmill as she
folded skirts with her long arms."

OC) "Rather a pleasant vear on the whole!' said Meg, smiling at the fire, and congratulating herself on
having treated Mr. Brooke with dignity.”

OD)
"What are you thinking of, Beth?' asked Jo, when Amy had thanked her father and told about her ring."

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Answer:

A)

"She knew it very well, for it was that beautiful old story of the best life ever lived, and Jo felt that it was

a true guidebook for any pilgrim going on a long

journey."

Explanation:

I can feel what jo is feeling in this segment. this question is a little unclear, this is my best guess.

"She knew it very well, for it was that beautiful old story of the best life ever lived, and Jo felt that it was a true guidebook for any pilgrim going on a long journey." is the statement Tori can use.

What is guidebook used for?

A guidebook is a book that informs tourists about a city, region, or country. Guidebook has industry-leading interactive capabilities that can help you engage your audience more effectively.

To generate buzz and improve engagement, use interactive maps, surveys, live polls, interactive social feeds, and push notifications.

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Government owns & controls every aspect of life

A. Socialism
B. Communism
C. Federal
D. Oligarchy

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Answer:

B: communism

Explanation:

in this system the government takes everything and only gives you what you need in order for everyone to have the same amounts of wealth.

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